/ Jalandhar Building Collapse: Toll Rises to 19Three more persons were today feared dead as rescue workers scrambled to extricate people trapped from the rubble of the factory building that collapsed here on Sunday, with the toll in the mishap climbing to 19. /

/ Justfinishedcleaning up afterfloods hitCiledugIndahHousing, City ofTangerang, Banten, last Thursday, residentsreturnedPlaying theflood, Friday(20/04/2012). The water levelreached60centimeters. "This is the third timeduring the month ofAprilmyhouseflooded," said Lili, a resident of RT06RW02, Friday. /

/ Friday(20/4) the most severefloodingoccurredinresidentialGrahaIndahPakujayaBintaro, NorthSerpong, SouthTangerangCity. At this locationthe water levelreached 70centimeters, upnearly1 meter. Number of housesfloodedin the regionreached200 homes. As a resultthe activities of peopleaffected. /

/ Floods leave Paraguay losses, thousands homeless. Paraguayan military on Friday evacuated hundreds of families affected by floods in the inhospitable region of Chaco, one of the worst natural disasters in recent years that will leave millions in losses for cattle and the dairy industry. /

Three more persons were today feared dead as rescue workers scrambled to extricate people trapped from the rubble of the factory building that collapsed here on Sunday, with the toll in the mishap climbing to 19.

"We have pulled out 19 dead bodies from the debris while sixty-two people have been rescued so far. While some of the survivors have been discharged others are still admitted at the Sadar Hospital and the Devi Talab Trust Hospital," District Magistrate Priyank Bharti said.

"We will continue with rescue and relief work until we pull out the last body. We don't want to endanger the life of any survivor trapped beneath the rubble though we doubt if anyone is still alive," he said.

A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) official said they were still trying to pull out the three bodies but their death was yet to be confirmed.

Fifty-per cent of the rubble has been cleared so far but it will require a few more days, he added.

The three-storey factory building collapsed at around midnight on Sunday in Focal Point area here.

A local court had extended the police remand of the factory owner, Sheetal Vij for four more days on April 19.

A case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been registered against the factory owner, who was arrested on Monday.

The state government has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the deceased. It also announced a compensation of Rs 65,000 each to the seriously injured and Rs 45,000 each to injured persons.

indosiar.com,SouthTangerang-Friday(20/4) the most severefloodingoccurredinresidentialGrahaIndahPakujayaBintaro, NorthSerpong, SouthTangerangCity. At this locationthe water levelreached 70centimeters, upnearly1 meter.

Number of housesfloodedin the regionreached200 homes. As a resultthe activities of peopleaffected.Widodomotheris one of them.Although thekitchen wasfloodedseinggicalfadults,but thehousewifeisstillcookingforher family.

A number of residentsin the areacontacted byReuterssaidThursday night,insomehousingcomplexesin the region, especiallyinsectors9PermataBintarohigh enoughstanding water, but did notget into thehousebutthe water levelsimpedeaccess toresidents.

"The waterstarted to goaroundfive o'clockin thePermataBintaro,the water levelsatsomepointhavea man's thigh-high, or about50cmat19:30 pm,"said oneresidentWaloejo(50)here on Thursdaynight.

Other residents,Ernawati(40),saidshe and her husbandstuck in trafficaround the stationSudimaratowardsSector9.

Paraguayan military on Friday evacuated hundreds of families affected by floods in the inhospitable region of Chaco, one of the worst natural disasters in recent years that will leave millions in losses for cattle and the dairy industry.

A heavy rains that occur two weeks ago joined the construction of dams on private farms that prevented the removal of water, and that members of the Armed Forces began to blow in compliance with a court order.

The National Emergency Secretariat (SEN) said six people died from lack of medical care, including a baby of three months. The agency evacuated thousands of families who were stranded without food, drinking water and basic services.

"So far there are 11,000 affected families across the Chaco, flooded or isolated. Many of these communities are indigenous (...) yesterday rescued a couple of old people that was on the roof of his house," said the head of the SEN Gladys Cardozo, quoted by ABC Digital.

Congress declared an emergency in the three departments of Chaco, occupying the western region of the country called, and released funds to carry out the rescue. The government mobilized hundreds of officers and soldiers.

The Health Ministry launched an epidemiological alert for the possibility of occurrence of cases of cholera and other diseases associated with unsafe water and inadequate waste treatment.

"There may be a significant increase in infectious diseases in flooded areas the next few weeks," said Deputy Health Minister, Raquel Escobar.

ECONOMIC INJURY

Coexist in the large cattle ranches, dairies and impoverished communities. The producers considered significant losses in a year that it was difficult for livestock by an outbreak of FMD months ago.

"In the worst case we expect to lose 25,000 head of cattle. Is a difficult time," he told Reuters the vice president of the Rural Association of Paraguay, Eusebio Cardozo.

Paraguay has about 12 million head of cattle on its territory and recorded before the outbreak of FMD was among the 10 largest exporters of beef. Foreign sales of the product fell by nearly 30 percent in the first quarter.

Another hit is the dairy sector, with production mainly supplies the local market. President of the Federation of Production Cooperatives (FECOPROD), Gustav Sawatzky, said industries are working to 40 percent capacity by the floods.

"Between 90,000 and 100,000 liters of milk are spoiling a day, because you can not collect. And you are 12 days of this situation, so they are more than a million liters of milk lost," said Sawatzky.

The head of theRisk ManagementDivision, CarlosIvan Marquez, considered it "important that we havecontingency plansreadyforpreventiveissue,withevacuation plans,early warning,and that theseare addressedbythe communities."